Episode 2 of 2
Formal Dedication
- When
- December 2, 1763
- Where
- Touro Synagogue, Newport
The Jeshuat Israel congregation formally dedicated the new Touro Synagogue building in Newport on December 2, 1763.
The new Touro Synagogue building was formally dedicated on 2 December 1763 by the Jeshuat Israel congregation. The dedication capped a four-year construction effort in Newport led by Cantor Isaac Touro and executed to Peter Harrison's design. The building was erected in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island, and its dedication affirmed the congregation's place in a colony founded as a haven for freedom of conscience.
Sources
- Touro Synagogue Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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